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Descriptor English: Chlordan
Descriptor Spanish: Clordano
Descriptor clordano
Scope note: Insecticida organoclorado muy venenoso. La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA) ha cancelado los registros de pesticidas que contienen este compuesto con la excepción de su empleo por inserción en la subsuperficie del suelo para el control de termitas e la inmersión de raíces o partes superiores de plantas no alimenticias (Traducción libre del original: Merck Index, 11ª ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Clordano
Descriptor French: Chlordane
Entry term(s): Chlordane
gamma Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
Tree number(s): D02.455.526.439.180
SP4.808.749.664.539.796.222
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002706
Scope note: A highly poisonous organochlorine insecticide. The EPA has cancelled registrations of pesticides containing this compound with the exception of its use through subsurface ground insertion for termite control and the dipping of roots or tops of non-food plants. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Insecticides
Registry Number: 12789-03-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Chlordane
DeCS ID: 2751
Unique ID: D002706
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Chlordan - Preferred
Concept UI M0004132
Scope note A highly poisonous organochlorine insecticide. The EPA has cancelled registrations of pesticides containing this compound with the exception of its use through subsurface ground insertion for termite control and the dipping of roots or tops of non-food plants. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Preferred term Chlordan
Entry term(s) Chlordane
gamma Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane



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